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The Death of Ikemefuma: Two Views

Damian Opata sees Okonkwo as a victim:Okonkwo’s killing of Ikemefuna is instinctive. No time was left for him to consider his actions. In other words, his killing of Ikemefuna was not premeditated. The immediate circumstances under which…
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From the Blogs: Things Fall Apart Thoughts

Some additional thoughts about Things Fall Apart to discuss, comment on, or at least consider: Despite widespread hostility in the class towards Okonkwo, Tiphani finds someone to love. Granolagod questions the way that societies construct…
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Heart of Darkness Essay Options

I spaced actually publishing these to the main page. If you would still rather write about Heart of Darkness, you can take until the 28th. Love in the Time of Cholera essays are still due on the 27th.  1. Chinua Achebe argued that Heart of…
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I’ve Been Plagiarized!

Fun story. Last summer, I wrote a topic paper advocating that the high school debate community debate Africa for a year. You can find the paper here: www.nfhs.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/Africa06.pdf Today, while researching,…
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Love in the Time of Cholera Essay Sample #2

In an historic moment, Juvenal Urbino transports an entire piano to serenade Fermina. Dressed in his Sunday suit, Florentino Ariza weeps as he plays a love waltz composed for Fermina Daza. In Love in a Time of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez describes two men in love with the same woman. Márquez expresses his attitudes towards love by contrasting Urbino and Florentino. He chooses to write of both Urbino and Florentino’s serenades, but views each situation differently. Urbino’s serenade he relates matter-of-factly while Florentino’s waltz is portrayed more complexly with ridicule and sincerity. Márquez’s use of tone illuminates the dichotomy of love he creates in Love in a Time of Cholera.
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